Myanmar: A US government investigation has found that the military waged a “well-planned and coordinated” campaign of mass killings against the Rohingya Muslim minority. (Reuters)

Philippines: A court has ordered President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critic in Congress arrested after the president revoked the senator’s 2011 amnesty for a failed coup attempt. (AP)

EUROPE

France: The government said it is not ready for now to let the Mediterranean rescue ship Aquarius dock and disembark dozens of migrants at the port of Marseille. (Reuters)

Italy: The government adopted a heavily-criticised security decree which will make it easier to expel migrants and strip them of Italian citizenship. (AFP)

Sweden: Prime Minister Stefan Lofven lost a mandatory confidence vote in parliament, meaning he will step down, with no clear successor to form a government. (Reuters)

MIDDLE EAST

Region: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against delivering an advanced air-defense system to Syria, saying it will further destabilize the war-torn region. (RFE-RL)

Iran: The intelligence ministry said that investigators had found last week’s deadly attack on a military parade in the mainly ethnic-Arab southwestern city of Ahvaz was mounted by “jihadist separatists”. (AFP)

Syria: Turkish troop reinforcements entered the rebel bastion of Idlib, a week after a deal between Ankara and Moscow averted a government offensive. (AFP)

TECHNOLOGY AND COMMUNICATIONS

Technology: Google unveiled changes aimed at making its leading search engine more visual and intuitive to the point it can answer questions before being asked. (AFP)